Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, Volume 8Archibald Constable, 1823 |
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Page 146
... clavated , i . e . club - shaped , when they create surprise . The great and almost phantastic va grow gradually thicker from their base to their point . riety of their forms , the nice adaptation of their parts 3. Filiformes , filiform ...
... clavated , i . e . club - shaped , when they create surprise . The great and almost phantastic va grow gradually thicker from their base to their point . riety of their forms , the nice adaptation of their parts 3. Filiformes , filiform ...
Page 147
... clavated , A. Elytra . bent , but have their exterior edge inclined towards the sides of the abdomen . 7. Reversa , reversed ; such as are incumbent , but inverted . 8. Dentata , such as have their edges notched or ser- rated . 9 ...
... clavated , A. Elytra . bent , but have their exterior edge inclined towards the sides of the abdomen . 7. Reversa , reversed ; such as are incumbent , but inverted . 8. Dentata , such as have their edges notched or ser- rated . 9 ...
Page 148
... clavated , A. Antennis clavatis , extrorsum incrassatis . 1. SCARABÆUS . a . Clava lamellata . Tibiæ anteriores dentatæ . 2. LUCANUS . Penicilli duo sub labio , palpigeri . b . Clava perfoliata . 3. DERMESTES . Caput inflexum sub ...
... clavated , A. Antennis clavatis , extrorsum incrassatis . 1. SCARABÆUS . a . Clava lamellata . Tibiæ anteriores dentatæ . 2. LUCANUS . Penicilli duo sub labio , palpigeri . b . Clava perfoliata . 3. DERMESTES . Caput inflexum sub ...
Page 150
... clavated . T. Lip short , horny , with three small divisions . C. Antennæ short , cylindrical , spindle - shaped . C. Sting pungent . Abdomen arched beneath . V. Sting pungent . Upper wings folded . Tongue inflected 3 91 . 150 ...
... clavated . T. Lip short , horny , with three small divisions . C. Antennæ short , cylindrical , spindle - shaped . C. Sting pungent . Abdomen arched beneath . V. Sting pungent . Upper wings folded . Tongue inflected 3 91 . 150 ...
Page 152
... clavated , the club lamellated . Jaws horny , for the most part without teeth . The shanks of the fore - legs generally dentated . The larva of the genus scarabæus have six feet , and a body composed of annular segments , furnished with ...
... clavated , the club lamellated . Jaws horny , for the most part without teeth . The shanks of the fore - legs generally dentated . The larva of the genus scarabæus have six feet , and a body composed of annular segments , furnished with ...
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abdomen afterwards ancient animals Antennæ appear bands barons bishop body Britain Britons brown called church clavated claws common common toad composed covered crocodile crown death dots duke earl eggs electrometer elytra elytra marked encaustic painting enemy England engraving epact extremity eyes Feelers feet female filiform fluid fore France frequently frog furnished genus green hairy head Henry inches insects jaws kind king king's kingdom LACERTA land larva larvæ last edition legs length lines Lizard male manner ment mouth native of Europe observed ocelli oval pale papillæ person plate pope prince pupa queen RANA reddish reign reptiles resembles Romans round rusty colour Saxons scutellum shell side skin smooth snout sometimes soon species spots substance surface System of Nature tail thorax tion toad tortoise turtle upper whitish whole wings yellow yellowish
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Page 269 - When one reflects on the state of this strange being, it is a matter of wonder to find that Providence should bestow such a profusion of days, such a seeming waste of longevity, on a reptile that appears to relish it so little as to squander more than two-thirds of its existence in a joyless stupor, and be lost to all sensation for months together in the profoundest of slumbers.
Page 122 - Bedford Berks . , Buckingham Cambridge . Chester Cornwall . . Cumberland . . Derby Devon Dorset Durham Essex Gloucester . , Hereford . Hertford . Huntingdon . . Kent . Lancaster . Leicester . Lincoln ... Middlesex . Monmouth . . Norfolk Northampton . Northumberland Nottingham Oxford . . Rutland . Salop .... Somerset . . Southampton Stafford . Suffolk Surrey . , Sussex Warwick . . . Westmoreland . Wilts.
Page 269 - Nothing can be more assiduous than this creature night and day in scooping the earth, and forcing its great body into the cavity ; but, as the noons of that season proved unusually warm and sunny, it was continually interrupted, and called forth by the heat in the middle of the day ; and though I continued there till the thirteenth of November, yet the work remained unfinished.
Page 269 - ... a loaded cart, yet does it discover as much solicitude about rain as a lady dressed in all her best attire, shuffling away on the first sprinklings, and running its head up in a corner. If attended to, it becomes an excellent weather-glass ; for as sure as it walks elate, and, as it were, on tiptoe, feeding with great earnestness in a morning, so sure will it rain before night.
Page 269 - If attended to, it becomes an excellent weatherglass : for as sure as it walks elate, and as it were on tiptoe, feeding with great earnestness in a morning, so sure will it rain before night. It is totally a diurnal animal, and never pretends to stir after it becomes dark. The tortoise...
Page 94 - A few days after they appeared in his presence, armed, and attended with armed followers ; and they accused, by name, the Archbishop of York, the Duke of Ireland, the Earl of Suffolk, Sir Robert Tresilian, and Sir Nicholas Brembre, as public and dangerous enemies to the state.
Page 18 - Christ was the word that spake it; He took the bread and brake it ; And what the word did make it, That I believe and take it.
Page 252 - Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves : for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
Page 368 - He cannot serve upon juries, cannot be a witness in any court, and which is the worst of all, cannot bring an action either real or personal, to recover lands or money due to him.
Page 269 - This creature not only goes under the earth from the middle of November to the middle of April, but sleeps great part of the summer: for it goes to bed in the longest days at four in the afternoon, and often does not stir in the morning till late. Besides, it retires to rest for every shower, and does not move at all in wet days.